Sword of Desperation (必死剣 鳥刺し) 13 years old

A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, Kanemi received a lenient sentence for his crime and is allowed to return to his clan after only one year of imprisonment. Following his return, Kanemi is faced with the death of his wife, Mutsue. Thereafter, Kanemi lives with and cares for his wife's niece, Satoo, who has secret affections for Kanemi and expresses them by helping change his bleak outlook on life. Meanwhile, Kanemi's develops his unique "bird-catching" sword technique which he will soon put to test in battle for the first time against the fearsome swordsman, Hayatonosho Obiya.

Credits

Sword of Desperation Cast

Name Character
Hana Kino She was 62, now 76 years old
Ittoku Kishibe He was 63, now 77 years old
Etsushi Toyokawa He was 48, now 62 years old as Kanemi Sanzaemon
Fumiyo Kohinata He was 56, now 70 years old
Mitsutoshi Gotô as Mitsuoka
Megumi Seki She was 24, now 38 years old as Lady Renko
Chizuru Ikewaki She was 28, now 42 years old as Rio
Tôru Kizu
Tsumami Edamame He was 52, now 65 years old as Fukui
Kōji Kikkawa He was 44, now 58 years old as Obiya
Ken Maeda He was 39, 44 years old when he died as Kisuke
Tenkyû Fukuda
Yudai Ishiyama He was 69, now 83 years old as Mokichi

Sword of Desperation Crew

Name Department
Itaru Era as Writer. He was 49 (now 63) years old Writing
Shuhei Fujisawa as Novel. Shuhei Fujisawa was 83 (70) years old when Shuhei Fujisawa died Writing
Hideyuki Hirayama as Director. He was 59 (now 73) years old Directing
Hidehiro Ito as Producer. Production
Hidehiro Ito as Writer. Writing
Edison as Original Music Composer. Sound
Koichi Ishii as Cinematography. He was 46 (now 59) years old Crew
Katsumi Nakazawa as Art Direction. Art
Sword of Desperation poster
Sword of Desperation (13 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, July 10, 2010
  • Runtime: 114 minutes